Additive Manufacturing

Quick-Turn Aluminum Injection Mold Tooling Yields Design Benefits
Flexible tooling options for a package design firm allow revisions to existing mold, each supported by runs of SLA prototypes.

How to Accelerate RTV Mold Development in an RP Environment
A fresh approach to CAD data manipulation as it applies to mold tooling helps improve time-to-market, lower prototyping costs and improve part functionality.

Conformal Cooling: Another Tool to Build a Better Mold
Moldmakers are just starting to scratch the surface of what can be done with conformal cooling, which involves an additive approach.

Redefining Plastics Manufacturing
When this company was solely an injection molder, job quantities had to be large. Now, with additive manufacturing, any quantity is right. The company's role and its range of customers have both expanded.

Keeping Up with AM Technologies
A global review and analysis of the technologies and applications of additive manufacturing and 3-D printing.

K’NEX/Rodon Team Makes Strong Case for U.S. Manufacturing
Rodon takes a solid relationship with toy giant K’NEX and applies its business model to other manufacturers—taking domestic manufacturing to the next level.

Additive Mfg: Transitioning from SLA to 3-D Printing Leads to New Projects
Perhaps the time has come to investigate the opportunities 3-D inkjet-based printer technology can bring to your shop.

From the Field: 3-D Printing Streamlines Product Development and Tooling Applications for Power Generation Company
A company that helps businesses harness the power of steam, is now leveraging a second powerful technology – 3D printing – to improve its own business performance.

SLA Material Withstands Harshest Environments
3D Systems has announced that Quickparts is now offering the Accura PEAK stereolithography material for rapid prototyping.

Today's Tools for Tomorrow's Technology Leaders
As you investigate investment in capital equipment, training, services, or a myriad of other technology items, turn to this guide for assistance.